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bemoan

/bih-mohn/US // bɪˈmoʊn //UK // (bɪˈməʊn) //

哀叹,叹息,抱怨,哀怨

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
    • : to regard with regret or disapproval.

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Examples

  • Elected leaders at the state and local levels bemoan our housing crisis.

  • Rallying cries from opponents of housing reform bemoan that even modest increases in density are a threat to their community’s “character” or the “California dream of single-family home ownership.”

  • For years, marketers and agency execs have bemoaned some of the dated processes of the industry.

  • Schools were de facto the priority, as only they had a path to reopen – a fact that the mayor bemoaned in a lengthy letter about how desperately businesses needed to open.

  • Of course, this isn’t a new realization brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, as agency leaders have long bemoaned the fee-based payment model that agencies still use today.

  • How many times have you heard a dubious Cup observer bemoan a low-scoring game?

  • While most comics would bemoan going on this late, but not Ardie.

  • Critics who are less bullish on The Crazy Ones bemoan all of this, protesting that the Robin Williams shtick is worn out.

  • They bemoan the fact that poker games are too often delayed because people get up to take smoke breaks.

  • College presidents publicly bemoan the plethora of college rankings.

  • The English name was hateful, and he would rather die when Ireland was lost than live in England to bemoan it.

  • Even Catharine might never bemoan his wickednesses to her husband.

  • A young book-buyer might well turn out upon Primrose Hill and bemoan his youth, after comparing old catalogues with new.

  • I know that you bemoan the manner in which he has been brought up; but such late repentance must be avoided like poison.

  • O the many weeks that I have had to sit with my mouth in the dust to bemoan my own inward misery!